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Strike action is back on the table for Canadian Union of Public Employees education workers as negotiations hit a wall with the province once again. This time, more schools will close in the Thunder Bay area should employees walk off the job Monday, according to the Lakehead Public School Board.
Education workers could be back on the picket line as soon as Monday, with CUPE still looking for guaranteed higher staffing levels for custodians, educational assistants, and other workers.
Local CUPE leaders call Ford government’s promise to repeal Bill 28 a victory for labour movement, but vow to return to picket line if needed.
Thunder Bay CUPE education workers have joined 55,000 of their provincial counterparts on Friday, setting up a picket line in the city to protest the government's passing of controversial Bill 28, which forces a contract on them. But many schools in northwestern Ontario remained open.
Union members representing education workers in Thunder Bay say they won't be bullied into a forced labour agreement with the province.